Nok Air’s Patee on the emotion of social media and Pokemon Go
As far as Patee Sarasin, CEO of Nok Air, is concerned, social is the biggest phenomenon influencing the airline industry.
“Mobile is just a technology but social is about emotions, and it’s harder to manage emotions,” said the Bangkok-based executive who set up the low cost airline 12 years [...]
Asia and digital will transform aviation, says Qantas’ Alan Joyce
Asia and the digital revolution are two of the global forces that will have a longterm impact on aviation, according to CEO of Qantas group, Alan Joyce.
Speaking at the CAPA Australia Aviation Summit in Brisbane last week, he said that although the US remains Qantas’ largest market, [...]
The Wrap: More hotel choices for travellers in Sabre-Expedia partnership
The weekly news roundup: Expedia's partnership with Sabre and Travelport, awards for AGORA Hospitality
SECTORS: More hotel choices for travellers in Sabre-Expedia partnership
Travel agents across Asia Pacific have more hotels to offer to their clients with the addition of 63,000 new prop [...]
WIT Startup: Seatfrog joins Amadeus Next to offer mobile-only ancillary technology
Australian travel startup Seatfrog has joined Amadeus Next, as it aims to revolutionise mobile airline ancillaries by allowing travellers to upgrade their seat in the 48-hour window prior to take-off and right up until the time of departure.
Seatfrog’s mobile platform allows travellers to trans [...]
Blacklane secures “two-digit million Euro”, its largest investment to date
Global professional driver service Blacklane has raised the largest investment in its history, securing a “two-digit million Euro” Series C round.
German car manufacturer Daimler, through subsidiary Daimler Mobility Services, led the round. This is the second time that Daimler is investing in [...]
The Wrap: A mile-high (book) club takes off with Jetstar
The weekly news roundup: Jetstar’s Big Book Swap, five personas of Chinese travellers, Edmond Travel partners with Travelport
AVIATION: A mile-high (book) club takes off with Jetstar
Fancy being member of a mile-high club, of the book kind? Low cost carrier Jetstar has started one with t [...]
The World’s Most Unique Digital Travel Awards Returns
Web In Travel’s WITovation Awards, which recognise excellence in digital marketing and user experience in travel, returns with the WIT Conference (Singapore, Oct 17-19).
Presented by Sojern, this year’s awards are open to nominations that cover marketing and development efforts in the last 12 [...]
Checkmate. TrustYou is now wherever guest feedback happens
TrustYou’s acquisition of real-time messaging specialist Checkmate last week fills the missing piece of the data puzzle that it is building in a bid to be the “company that knows everything about every guest when it comes to feedback” and, in turn, “the data platform that powers the booking [...]
The Wrap: Revenue from add-on services makes 10 airlines “billionaires”
The weekly news roundup: IdeaWorksCompany airline ancillary ancillary revenue review, 2016 Global Flight Price Ranking from Rome2rio, Apple Pay for Klook users
AVIATION: Revenue from add-on services makes 10 airlines “billionaires”
Ancillary revenue for airlines have doubled between 2 [...]
Locomote, backed by Travelport funding, powers on to change corporate travel
The idea of Locomote was born when Melbourne-based cousins Ross and David Fastuca (pictured) spoke to corporations about their problems booking their travel and found out what a disjointed experience it was.
“There were problems with duty of care, risk management, customer complaints with exist [...]
